Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria2017-10-122017-10-12T04:00:00ZIntroduced in House2018-01-08T15:02:48ZIntroduced in HouseAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

This joint resolution: (1) authorizes the President, for the next five years, to use all necessary and appropriate force to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any person, other than a sovereign nation, that is a part of or substantially supports any such group and that has engaged in hostilities against the United States, the U.S. Armed Forces, or civilian personnel supporting the U.S. Armed Forces; and (2) is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization to introduce U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution.

The President must report to Congress every 90 days describing actions taken pursuant to such authorization.

The bill repeals: (1) the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, and (2) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

]]>00115[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.J. Res. 118.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution of theUnited States____________________[Page H8032]]]>2017-10-12Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.HJRESInternational AffairsAfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightIraqMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSyriaTerrorismWar and emergency powers78641912C001077CoffmanRRep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]6COMikeC001077House2018-05-22T22:09:00Z2226G000574GallegoRuben2017-10-127G000574AZTrueRep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]D2337B001298BaconDon2017-10-122B001298NETrueRep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]RP0006132309PanettaJimmy2017-10-1220P000613CATrueRep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]DB0012972233BuckKen2017-10-194B001297COFalseRep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]RB0012892197ByrneBradley2017-11-011B001289ALFalseRep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]R18907817S001175SpeierJackie2017-11-0214S001175CAFalseRep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]DAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and SyriaShort Titles as IntroducedAuthorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and SyriaDisplay TitleAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as Introduced1183111H11100Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.2017-10-12IntroReferralhsfa00Foreign Affairs Committee2House floor actionsIntro-HIntroduced in House2017-10-12IntroReferral9Library of Congress1000Introduced in House2017-10-12IntroReferral9Library of Congress2017-10-12International Affairs1.0.0Standinghsfa00Foreign Affairs CommitteeHouseReferred to2017-10-12T14:01:05ZRelated billCRSAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria11531SJRES2017-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Related billCRSAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria11543SJRES2017-05-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.2017-10-13T03:11:17Ztext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.